SECTIONAL CRISIS 1850 1861
DRED SCOTT
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He wanted blacks and whites to be equal and be able to have political representation
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He wanted blacks and whites to blend perfectly
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He acknowledged that blacks and whites would never be equal
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He wanted to stop the spread of slavery in the U.S
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Detailed explanation-1: -Lincoln was morally opposed to slavery and politically opposed to any expansion of it. At issue was its extension into the western territories. On October 16, 1854, in his Peoria speech, Lincoln declared his opposition to slavery, which he repeated as he sought the presidency.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which view best summarizes Lincoln’s position on slavery in 1858? Slavery is not immoral, but each state should decide what to do on this issue.
Detailed explanation-3: -Abraham Lincoln, when inaugurated, fully intended to make it his only goal to preserve the Union, and to stay out of most affairs regarding slavery. While avoiding all affairs regarding slavery proved more difficult than anticipated, in the end, Lincoln stood by his main goal of preserving the Union.
Detailed explanation-4: -Lincoln-Douglas debates, series of seven debates between the Democratic senator Stephen A. Douglas and Republican challenger Abraham Lincoln during the 1858 Illinois senatorial campaign, largely concerning the issue of slavery extension into the territories.
Detailed explanation-5: -Abraham Lincoln was a member of the Whig Party and later a Republican. He believed that the government’s job was to do what a community of people could not do for themselves. One of his greatest preoccupations as a political thinker was the issue of self-governance and the promise and problems that could arise from it.